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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.662, a confectioner is shown directing a parrot to keep watch over his unfaithful wife. The inscription above the door reads: al-sultan (the ruler).
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Document identity
localId
80977
label
Confectioner Directing a Parrot to Watch his Unfaithful Wife
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
80977
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Confectioner Directing a Parrot to Watch his Unfaithful Wife
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.662, a confectioner is shown directing a parrot to keep watch over his unfaithful wife. The inscription above the door reads: al-sultan (the ruler).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.5
height
13
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/16 x W: 5 1/8 in. (20.5 x 13 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
17753
17752
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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